Comics Workshops! Displays! Education! and Jeff Smith! It's the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day!

20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day 2023 | Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Hybrid

20 Years of 24 Hours?  Yes, it's the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day!  And we'll be celebrating from now through October!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  24 Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of creativity!  The challenge is for participants to create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. It's a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you're capable of!

 

7000 BC has partnered with the City of Albuquerque to bring you a months-long celebration of the comics medium culminating in 24 Hour Comics Day on Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8, 2023.  Get in the mood by joining us for one of our Albuquerque Library Workshops, or at our Between the Panels series of virtual Saturday morning comics workshops returning August 19th.  If you're a librarian, watch for professional development in August and September, or anyone can learn a bit about the history of comics and 24 Hour Comics Day with displays in September and October at the International District Library. Or join us September 16th, in person or virtually as we bring you Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad) in a live interview with JEFF SMITH (Bone, RASL, Tuki, Yes, that Jeff Smith)!

That oughta get you ready to make some comics!  Then at Noon on October 7th, we'll begin making comics and we'll keep making them until Noon on October 8th (Mountain Daylight Time)!  We'll be there both virtually and in-person for community,  inspiration, free raffles, and support.  In-Person and Virtual Registration will be through Eventbrite beginning in late August.  We will need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.  Twelve and under require a parent or guardian be present.  Participants do not need to stay the entire time.  Meet fellow creators, be inspired, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours!

 

What's happening first?

Comics Workshop for Tweens

Taylor Ranch Branch Library

Saturday, July 29, 2023

10:30 AM  

 

How What Why Are Comics?
An introduction to what makes a comic a comic. A panel a panel. And a gutter a truly fascinating place to be!  Join us as we guide you through the fun of combining words and pictures to make your own comics in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop!

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
 

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Comics, Storytelling, Gourmet Toast, and Your Brain - A 7000 BC Special Event

Comics, Storytelling, Gourmet Toast, and Your Brain | Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT | Online | Pay-What-You-Can 

Explore the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle!  Our brains rely on images and stories to frame our understanding of the world. 

What's really going on in there?

Don't our cognitive processes work the same?

Can our brains really sync up?

How would we even find out?

Explore these questions and more!

Good stories climb inside us and affect us psychologically, emotionally, and even physically.

This presentation explores how storytelling functions in the brain. The lecture will be followed by a brief workshop in which we'll create comics using techniques based on what the lecture has revealed.

This is a Pay-What-You-Can Event. 

Registration is required.  Click to register through Eventbrite.

• Suggested Donation $25
  
• Teens and Adults
• Saturday, April 29, 2023
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Workshop materials are simple - pen (preferably dark) and paper or digital equivalent.
• Scholarships available. Email jeff@7000bc.org

7000 BC's Between the Panels Comics Workshops, our series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are on a break and will return in the fall.

In the meantime, we are presenting three Special Events - lectures on assorted comics topics that culminate in brief comics workshops built on the lecture topics. If you would like to receive an email about upcoming Special Events or the full 16-week course this Fall, please email info@7000bc.org.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Comics Censorship, Bannings, and Burnings - A 7000 BC Special Event

Comics Censorship, Bannings, and Burnings | Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT | Online | Pay-What-You-Can

 

Comic Strips, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels have faced censorship in stores, libraries, Congress and elsewhere since their inception.

What have those challenges been?

Where did they come from?

How have they shifted with legal, societal, and technological currents?

Explore these questions and more!

From The Yellow Kid's personal rights and the weighing of the First Amendment to the flight of underground Air Pirates and the Drama of today's Mauses, we'll lay out the whole raucous and cautionary tale. Then we'll pull it all together in a brief workshop about comics censorship.

This is a Pay-What-You-Can Event.

Registration is required.  Click to register through Eventbrite. 

• Suggested Donation $25
  
• Teens and Adults
• Saturday, April 29, 2023
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Workshop materials are simple - pen (preferably dark) and paper or digital equivalent.
• Scholarships available. Email jeff@7000bc.org

7000 BC's Between the Panels Comics Workshops, our series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are on a break and will return in the fall.

In the meantime, we are presenting three Special Events - lectures on assorted comics topics that culminate in brief comics workshops built on the lecture topics. If you would like to receive an email about upcoming Special Events or the full 16-week course this Fall, please email info@7000bc.org.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

24 Hour Comics Day Schedule of Events 2022!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022 Schedule | Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Virtual

It's time for 24 Hour Comics Day 2022!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  24 Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of creativity!  The challenge is for participants to create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. It's a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you're capable of!

 

REGISTER HERE!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022
A FREE All Ages Event
Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2
Noon-Noon MST

 

BUT WAIT!  BEFORE YOU DO THAT!!!  HERE IS...

 

The FULL SCHEDULE of EVENTS!!!

 

Thursday, September 29

5:30 PM MST

FREE

SAWgust Challenge Comics Reading 

Want to know what it's like to create a comic in 24 Hours?  Start with these readings of comics created as part of the First Annual SAWgust Challenge!

The SAWgust challenge is a NaNoWriMo-style event for comics creators, put together by our friends at the Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida.  Creators had one month to complete a comics goal of their own choosing.  Coupling the discipline of 24 Hour Comics Day with the sensibleness of regular sleeping habits, come find out what happens.

 

Use this LINK.

Saturday, October 1

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

FREE  (Pay-What-You-Can donations accepted)

Between the Panels: Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting)

It's a new type of comic once you let the letters in.

Guest Instructor Bram Meehan will lead participants through technical and conceptual approaches to the use of text in comics.  This will come in handy when you're struggling to finish the lettering on Hour 19 of your 24 Hour Comic.

Saturday, October 1

11:00 AM -5:00 PM

Abq ZineFest 11

This year's Zinefest is at The Sanitary Tortilla Factory!  Stop in, check out zines, and watch for ghost tortillas from the old Sanitary days.

And Anytime!

Hello, Print Friend

We have a new friend helping to sponsor us this year.  A Print Friend.  Based in Santa Fe, Hello, Print Friend is a podcast dedicated to the celebration and amplification of contemporary printmaking and its culture.  They've also donated a photo etching print that we'll be giving away during 24 Hour Comics Day!

 

 AND THE MAIN EVENT...

 24 HOUR COMICS DAY 2022

A FREE All Ages Event
Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2
Noon-Noon MST

Participants must register for FREE through Eventbrite which will allow you to join us on Zoom.  

PLEASE NOTE:

• You do not need to stay the entire time.  
• Visitors are welcome. 
  
• Be inspired and meet fellow creators!
• Have conversations when you want, work when you want.
• We will need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.

THE 24 HOUR SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES LISTED MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME.

11:30 AM - The Zoom Waiting Room will open.  Registration will be available at this time.

ONGOING:

  *  Free Raffles every 2 hours - You MUST log into Zoom to be eligible for the raffles.

  *  Work-in-Progress Loop - Participants can email images to jeff@7000bc.org to be inserted.

  *  Group Comic Jam - Creator's block?  Add a panel to a comic we'll all create together.

  *  Music, Videos, and Other Distractions - For those who need a little something different.

NOON - 24HCD Begins.  We'll give a brief introduction and cover the official rules.  

 

NOON - We'll also have a visit from Emma and Esa, the hosts for the long-running 24 Hour Comics Day in Muhos, Finland.  They will be 9 hours ahead of us.  We'll see what their event is like and get a glimpse 9 hours into our own future.  Emma and Esa will be joining us a second time later in the evening as their coming to the close of their event.

 

1 PM - Informative and Educational Videos from Gene Luen Yang, Joe Kubert, and others.

6 PM - BYO Dinner Break.  An excellent opportunity to learn about the cuisine of the soon-to-be underslept.  We'll be joined by Susan Marks, who put together the SAWgust Challenge to chat about SAWgust, and the Sequential Artists Workshop.  Take a break and chat with fellow creators.

8 PM - Tips on making comics that nourish from Space Boy creator Stephen McCranie.

MIDNIGHT - Halfway through!  We'll have a second visit from Emma and Esa and see what's been completed, and what we have to share with them.

2 AM - Video excitement.  We have a few possibilities and will probably just vote on it.

8 AM - BYO Breakfast Burrito with possibly live and possibly even lively WAKE UP MUSIC from New Mexico.

NOON - All done.  Go to sleep.  Clean up later.

Questions on any of this? Please contact Jeff.

 Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022 | Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Virtual

It's time for 24 Hour Comics Day 2022!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  24 Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of creativity!  The challenge is for participants to create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. It's a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you're capable of!

7000 BC takes the 19th annual 24 Hour Comics Day virtual on Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 2022.  Get in the mood by joining us for one of our Between the Panels comics workshops, any Saturday at 11:00 AM.  On October 1st, Bram Meehan will lead  Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting), covering essential skills to take your 24 Hour Comic to the next level!

At noon, the main event will begin!  We'll review the Official Rules and then we're off.  Throughout the event, we'll provide entertainment and inspiration, videos, music, free raffles every two hours, and a rotating cycle of in-progress images sent in by you, the participants.  There will be a community meal for anyone who wants to take a break  in the evening and chat a bit, and for those still hanging on in the morning there will be a BYO Breakfast Burrito.

 

Participants must register through Eventbrite which will allow you to join us on Zoom.  We will need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.  You do not need to stay the entire time.  Visitors are welcome.  Meet fellow creators, be inspired, have conversations when you want, work when you want, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours!

 

REGISTER HERE!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022
Saturday, October 1-2
Noon-Noon MST

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
 

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

7000 BC at Bubonicon 53 - The Return of the Rats!

Bubonicon 53 | Friday, August 26 - Sunday, August 28, 2022 | Albuquerque Marriott Uptown | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC returns to Bubonicon, Albuquerque's sci-fi and fantasy literary and arts convention, on August 26–28 for the first in-person convention since the pandemic.

We'll have a table in the Dealers Room where we'll be selling comics from members and promoting our workshops. We're looking for volunteers to help staff the table throughout the weekend — if you're available and interested, email jeff@7000bc.org. 

• The first Between the Panels workshop of the fall session - How What Why Are Comics? will be a live broadcast from Bubonicon on Saturday at 11:00 am in the Santa Fe Room.
• Jeff will be lecturing on Censorship, Bannings & Burnings in the World of Comics Sunday at 1:00 pm in the Santa Fe Room. 
•  The annual Artists Chat will be Friday evening at 8:30 pm in Salon A-D.
  

DrawJam ComicsLive! | March 3, 2022 | 5:00 and 6:00 PM MT / 7:00 and 8:00 PM ET | FREE | Virtual

 

THURSDAY DRAW JAM! COMIC AND ZINE READINGS!

This week we're partnering with Sequential Artists Workshop for two events in one!

 

At 5:00 pm MT we'll be joining SAW's weekly Draw Jam.   Join SAW's comic creators and students as you draw, brainstorm, and talk comics.  

 

At 6:00 pm MT we're crashing the second hour of their Jam for a Draw Jam Comics Live event!

We'll feature comic readings from SAW and 7000 BC's members and students.

 

It's all FREE!  Join us via this Zoom link. 
Both events will be hosted by SAW's Barry Sawicki!

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Makers Weekend - Comic & Zine Readings

Makers Weekend | Comic & Zine Readings | September 24, 2021 | All Ages | Virtual

 

Friday, September 24, 6:00 PM MST / 8:00 PM EST

COMIC AND ZINE READINGS!

Preview Makers Weekend with virtual comic and zine readings from 7000 BC, SAW, and Abq ZineFest!  Discover all of the Weekend's events, enjoy live local music from NoLa, and be there to launch the weekend's raffles.

Featuring Readings from Kevin Curley, Jessica Mills, Barry Sawicki, Meritt Penick, Karen Knighton, Kevin Rountree, Erin Fitzgerald, Kristen Loree & John Bartlit, Nathan Rackley, Nicole Morning, Jeff Benham & Annie Giannini.

 Barry Sawicki

 

To get email updates or if you know anyone who would like to participate in 24 Hour Comics Day, please share THIS LINK.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Makers Weekend feat. 24 Hour Comics Day, Abq ZineFest, and Comic & Zine Readings

Makers Weekend featuring 24 Hour Comics Day, Abq ZineFest, and Comic & Zine Readings | September 24, October 2 - 3, 2021 | All Ages | Virtual

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Makers Weekend is more than a weekend!

This year, 7000 BC has partnered with Abq ZineFest, AIGA-NM, and Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida to create the second virtual Makers Weekend featuring comic and zine readings, live music, a comics workshop, raffles, zinesters, groggy cartoonists, 24 Hour Comics Day 2021, Abq Zinefest 10, and more!  Keep watching this page for updates.

Friday, September 24, 6:00 PM MST / 8:00 PM EST

MAKERS READINGS!

Preview Makers Weekend with virtual comic and zine readings from New Mexico and beyond!  Meet and greet with like-minded creators, be there to launch the weekend's raffles, and discover all of the Weekend's events.  A FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT!

 

Saturday, October 2, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST / 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST

BETWEEN THE PANELS - Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting)

It's a new type of comic once you let the letters in.

7000 BC's comics workshop series will feature guest instructor Bram Meehan, covering essential skills to take your 24 Hour Comic to the next level!

 

Saturday, October 2, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM MST / 1:00 - 8:00 PM EST

ABQ ZINEFEST!

ABQ Zine Fest is back! Sorta. This year’s fest will be virtual PLUS a pop-up shop in downtown Albuquerque for locals to buy zines and zine fest merch. 

Saturday, October 2-3, Noon-Noon MST / 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

24 HOUR COMICS DAY 2021! 

A variety of scheduled activities will be on Zoom, including a community dinner break hosted by 7000 BC, SAW, AIGA-NM, and Abq Zine Fest, live music, free raffles every two hours, and a rotating cycle of in-progress images sent in by participants. Join in with fellow creators, be inspired, have conversations when you want, work when you want, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours.  We'll be on Discord and Zoom for the whole event.  You do not need to participate the entire time.  24 Hour Comics Day is a FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT!

You must register through Eventbrite for 24 Hour Comics Day!  You may want to log in a few minutes early to register.  You can log in to Discord or the Zoom waiting room at anytime.  The Zoom event doors will open precisely at noon.  If you're having any problems, please email jeff@7000bc.org.  We'll need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.

For the Eventbrite link, click HERE.  Zoom is for registration, events, entertainment, and raffles!

For the Discord link, click HERE.  Discord is for hanging out and sharing!

 

To get email updates or if you know anyone who would like to participate, please share THIS LINK.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!